• For 2024 Pilgrims: €50,- donation = 1 year with no ads on the forum + 90% off any 2024 Guide. More here.
    (Discount code sent to you by Private Message after your donation)

Search 69,459 Camino Questions

Advanced search…

Search results for query: *

  • Users: JohnLloyd
  • Content: Threads
  • Order by date
  1. JohnLloyd

    With three weeks to play with...

    Friends are planning their first Camino, and they've got three weeks to play with in September this year. Based on my own experience, I'm recommending that they start in León or Astorga, giving them two weeks to make it to Santiago, walking about 15 miles a day. That'll leave a week for...
  2. JohnLloyd

    Five years later...

    Five years ago today, I arrived in Biarritz, ready to begin my first Camino. Since then, I’ve walked two more routes, the Português and the Inglés, a trio of tremendous experiences on the Way. Now, I’m somewhat hamstrung by a nerve injury that’s making it hard work to walk the 2kms to work and...
  3. JohnLloyd

    The slideshow images

    I've noticed that the slideshow images that decorate the top section of the forum seem to have got into a rut. It's the same small set of pictures that slide across now. I think I've seen Que Gozada rather often, for example! How are these images selected, and have they got stuck? Or is it a...
  4. JohnLloyd

    Does anyone know the story behind this marvellous mural at Muxía?

    As I wandered the shoreline to the harbour at Muxía last April, I spotted a wall of murals which were quite intriguing. This one, in particular, caught my eye, with its movement and style. Does anyone know the story behind this arresting image?
  5. JohnLloyd

    Was Europe made on the Camino?

    This meaningful message marks the path as the Camino reaches the centre of Santiago de Compostela, and it's an intriguing proposition, to say the least. A little Googling brings up a number of articles that refer to a Goethe quote that is close to this formulation, but not exactly as written in...
  6. JohnLloyd

    Which way works best?

    Thinking about a future Camino route for my fourth time on the Way, I'm drawn to the Finisterre-Muxía loop. I'm unconcerned about collecting another compostela, so it's more a matter of the journey itself now. I've been to Fisterra and Muxía after previous Caminos, but always by coach, so the...
  7. JohnLloyd

    The Camino Ninja - Andy Jensen RIP

    I’m reading elsewhere that the inventor of the Camino Ninja app has passed away while walking, in León. That’s very sad news. His astonishingly helpful app is his lasting legacy.
  8. JohnLloyd

    Six Days to Santiago, in 24 minutes

    A couple of weeks ago, I walked the English Way from Ferrol to Santiago de Compostela. Here's what it looked like. An Englishman on the English Way
  9. JohnLloyd

    Recommended souvenir shops in Santiago

    I’m a terrible shopper, confounded by too much choice. I’d like to pick up a few nice souvenirs of my latest trip, like a third wristband to accompany these two. Where should I go? Which shops offer best value/most authentic items to choose from?
  10. JohnLloyd

    LIVE from the Camino @JohnLloyd on the Inglés

    Some words about the first day on the Inglés. https://johnelsewhere.blog/2022/04/02/back-and-forth/
  11. JohnLloyd

    The Empty Work Uniforms Of Ferrol

    Walking out of Ferrol this morning, I caught sight of this bizarre display of empty work uniforms pinned to the gates of the naval dockyard. There’s got to be an interesting story behind this. Does anyone know?
  12. JohnLloyd

    Camino Eve

    At last, after one thing or another, it's the day before I fly to Spain to begin my third Camino. The rucksack is packed, the boots are worn in, the socks are clean, and it's time to go. Excited, eager, and expectant.
  13. JohnLloyd

    A Compostela if Santiago isn't the end?

    I'll be en route to A Coruña this time next week for a third Camino, walking the English Way to Santiago. Having missed Muxia on my two previous trips, I've given myself time to walk there as well. My question is this:- If I walk from A Coruña through Santiago to Muxia, can I present my...
  14. JohnLloyd

    Muxía to Finisterre or Finisterre to Muxía?

    I'm thinking of adding on a trip to Muxía after I finish my Inglés next month. I'm yet to see it! I won't have time to walk it from Santiago, and I've taken the coach to Fisterra with some of my Francés friends before. So, I'm considering a return to Finisterre by coach and walking the short...
  15. JohnLloyd

    Rucksack straps - tight or loose?

    Walking 12 miles today with a half-filled rucksack as part of my Inglés preparations, I was fiddling with the chest and waist straps to get a comfortable fit. It's that brand that has a frame and a curvature in the design called "Airspace" which keeps an air pocket between you and the pack. I...
  16. JohnLloyd

    An Englishman on the Inglés

    Three years after my last Camino, I’m going to walk the Inglés from Ferrol to Santiago and possibly onwards to Muxia afterwards. It’ll be my third Way, and after the last two years of compulsory stillness, I’m looking forward to it. Starting on April 2nd, maybe I’ll see a few of you along the...
  17. JohnLloyd

    Which Camino would you do next?

    In 2018, I walked the Francés from St-Jean-Pied-de-Port in the autumn. Then in 2019, I walked the Português from Porto in May. In 2020, I wanted to walk the Francés again, but in the spring, to see how the experience compared. Something got in the way, as it did for us all. Now it feels like...
  18. JohnLloyd

    When was your first Camino?

    After seeing photographs from @David Tallan from a 1989 Camino, I'm wondering how far back the communal history of the Camino stretches on this forum. For those who walked before Coelho, MacLaine, Sheen and Kerkeling brought the Camino into a wider public consciousness, when did you first walk...
  19. JohnLloyd

    Go Your Own Way - Free Download

    As I'm basking in the warm glow of another viewing of "The Way" last night - the cinematic equivalent of a long hug from an old friend - I'm making my Camino book a free download from Amazon's Kindle site for a couple of days. If you'd like a literal wallow in a first-timer's Frances, feel...
  20. JohnLloyd

    Happy 80th birthday, Martin Sheen

    Happy 80th birthday to Martin Sheen, a man whose body of work stands tall in the history of American cinema. One film in particular stands out, doesn’t it? Thank you, Martin, Emilio, Taylor and all of the Estevez family - I’ll raise a glass to you all today.

❓How to ask a question

How to post a new question on the Camino Forum.

Latest posts

This site is run by Ivar at

in Santiago de Compostela.
This site participates in the Amazon Affiliate program, designed to provide a means for Ivar to earn fees by linking to Amazon
Official Camino Passport (Credential) | 2024 Camino Guides
Back
Top